GOVT OBTAINS WIDE AP PHONE RECORDS IN PROBE  —  You are here  —  Home » Government and politics » Govt obtains wide AP phone records in probe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press …

IRS Office That Targeted Tea Party Also Disclosed Confidential Docs From Conservative Groups  —  The same IRS office that deliberately targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to ProPublica late last year.

Americans so over hipsters  —  Just 16% of Americans have a favorable opinion of hipsters, a new PPP poll on the much-discussed subculture shows.  42% have an unfavorable opinion of hipsters, and 43% aren't sure.  Democrats (18% favorable, 34% unfav) are twice as likely as Republicans (9% fav, 48% unfav) to have a favorable opinion.

Doctor found guilty of first-degree murder in Philadelphia abortion case  —  Philadelphia (CNN) — A jury Monday found a Philadelphia abortion provider guilty of three counts of first-degree murder.  —  Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, was accused of killing babies by using scissors to cut their spinal cords.

Issa: Obama Covered Up Benghazi Terrorism By Calling It An ‘Act Of Terror’  —  House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) responded to President Obama's forceful condemnation of the GOP's effort to portray his administration's response to the attacks on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi …

Saudi man arrested in Detroit after statement on pressure cooker  —  (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian man was arrested in Detroit and charged with making a false statement about why he brought a pressure cooker with him on a flight from Amsterdam, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday.

White House counsel told of IRS review in April  —  The White House counsel's office was informed in April of an inspector general's review of the Internal Revenue Service, press secretary Jay Carney said Monday.  —  Carney told reporters that the counsel's office was told of the examination …

Benghazi Investigation Does Not Reignite Broad Public Interest  —  Reactions Split Along Partisan Lines  —  OVERVIEW  —  The public paid limited attention to last week's congressional hearings on Benghazi.  Fewer than half (44%) of Americans say they are following the hearings very or fairly closely …

Squishes, Step Aside: Ted Cruz and Chris Christie's Old-School Manliness  —  As the GOP becomes increasingly a guy's party, the Texas senator and Jersey governor are bringing the unapologetic swagger, writes Michelle Cottle.  —  Two Republican heavy hitters are bringing manly back to their machismo-starved party.

GOP Rep. Stockman: ‘Democrats worship abortion’  —  Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Tex.) lashed out at Democrats over the issue of abortion on Monday just minutes after a jury returned a guilty verdict in the high-profile case of an abortion doctor accused of multiple homicides.

A talk with Jason Richwine: ‘I do not apologize for any of my work’ … “It seemed like that day lasted forever,” says Jason Richwine of last Wednesday, when he found himself in the middle of a media firestorm over his writings about Hispanic immigrants and intelligence.  “I knew that this probably would not end well.”